Iwai Shijaku II as Okame, the Daughter of a Furniture Store

Utagawa Kunisada II Japanese

1864

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岩井紫若（二代目）の道具屋娘おかめ
Title: Iwai Shijaku II as Okame, the Daughter of a Furniture Store
Artist: Utagawa Kunisada II (Japanese, 1823–1880)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: 1864
Culture: Japan
Medium: Right panel of a triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Image: 13 5/8 × 9 5/8 in. (34.6 × 24.4 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of the Estate of Samuel Isham, 1914
Object Number: JP212.59
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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